2011 Language Vocabulary, Roots Mono and Poly

  1. having one color; a painting, design, phot, or outfit that is only one color or shades of one color
    Monochrome
  2. an eyeglass for one eye
    Monocle
  3. speaking or writing only one language
    Monolingual
  4. Something made out of one single large block or piece of stone; one single stone monument
    Monolith
  5. a long speech given by one person
    Monologue
  6. an abnormal fear of being the only one there; fear of being alone
    Monophobia
  7. control of a product or service by one company
    Monopoly
  8. a track for subway or train cars that only has one rail
    Monorail
  9. having only one syllable
    Monosyllabic
  10. a speech in which every word has one tone of voice
    Monotone
  11. having many different colors
    Polychromartic
  12. a hospital that treats many diffferent kinds of diseases
    Polyclinic
  13. having many fingers or toes (more than the normal number)
    Polydactyl
  14. a person who knows how to speak, read, or write many languages
    Polyglot
  15. a closed plane figure with mant straight lines that connect
    Polygon
  16. A machine that writes down many different changes in the body while the person answers questions; a lie detector test
    Polygraph
  17. a solid figure with many sides, such as a pyramid
    Polyhedron
  18. having or assuming many different forms
    Polymorphous
  19. having many syllables
    Polysyllabic
  20. the belief in many different gods
    Polytheism
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2011 Language Vocabulary, Roots Mono and Poly
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Vocabulary for Language Root words Mono and Poly, Mono meaning one, Poly meaning many
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